Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has
delivered the first offshore supply boat built
by a U.S. shipbuilder to the nation of Brazil.
The 185-foot Oxala (pronounced o-shal-a),
the first of a three-boat contract, was built
for H. Dantas Servicos Maritimos, S.

Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans,
La., has delivered a 127-
foot raised pilothouse tug, the
Capt. Fred Bouchard, to Bouchard
Transportation, Inc. of
Hicksville, N.Y. The vessel was
named after the company's
founder.
The versatile vessel can be
mated with notched stern barges,

Mid-Coast Marine of Eastside,
Ore., recently received a $l-million
contract for construction of
a 72-foot pusher type towboat
for Rocafosforica Mexicana S.A.
de C.V. The vessel will be delivered
in September to the owner's
o p e r a t i o n in Baja California,
Mexico.

Data showing fuel consumed
and rate of fuel consumpton is
continuously displayed at the new
Fuel Sav-r™ System. The system
is described in literature offered
by National Control Systems,
Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
The monitoring system can
help vessel

Service Marine Industries of
Amelia, La., recently announced the
christening and delivery of the
passenger/dining vessel Spirit of
Norfolk to Spirit Cruises, Inc., of
Norfolk, Va.
The new boat is the largest of the
four dinner boats that Service
Marine has built for Spirit Cruises.

Marine Drive Systems of Edison,
N.J., is offering literature describing
its recently announced
new private label type program
with certain suppliers of mediumsized
marine engines. Under this
program, engine companies will
have the capability of offering directly,

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems
Command awarded a contract
valued at $12.6 million to Uniflite,
Inc., Bellingham, Wash.,
fiberglass boat manufacturer, for
the construction of 38 trailerable
36-foot Seafox special warfare
craft, according to James J.